Sweet of the Week #50, Black Olive Cake

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This week’s Ingredient is Olives, suggested to me by my darling friend Keri. Specifically, I’ll be using black olives. And olive oil.

I love olives. Olives and pickles. Pickles and olives. My two favorite snacks. As a child, olives had to be hidden from me. I’d pop one on each finger, eat them all and then re-load.

As an adult, this hasn’t stopped except I don’t put them on my fingers anymore. Well, usually not. At least not in public. While in DC at Eat, Write, Retreat in May, the nice folks at Lindsay Olives included cans of these delicious, green ripe buttery olives in our registration bags. I’m not too proud to mention again that I popped the top off of them and ate an entire can myself in the hotel room. Hey, at least booze isn’t my weakness. Solitary olive eating isn’t that bad, is it?

This week’s sweet is Black Olive Cake. I was inspired by this recipe from Almost Turkish Recipes. I’ve modified it quite a bit, making it gluten-free of course, along with dairy-free and changed some of the ingredients to fit my whims. I’m not a fan of mint in baked goods, I didn’t have any Black Seed handy. What I did come up with is good. It’s not quite as good as the Oatmeal and Onion muffins with sheep’s milk cheese, but if you are a fan of a slightly savory sweet, you’ll like this. Plus who doesn’t want to impress their friends by incorporating olives into a cake?!?

If I were on a dairy bender, I’m consider incorporating feta cheese into this one. Anyone tried a dairy-free feta?

Comments

There's always Ener-g Egg Replacer powder, or flax seed might be worth a try. However, almond recipes can be a bit tricky to make egg-free in my experience, and this calls for 4 eggs, so it lends a lot to the recipe.

I love this recipe, Johnna, and am so glad Wendy introduced it to me. Olives are so yummy. This reminds me of an un-corn-cornbread, you know? I bet corn-free folks would really love it. And, well, I don't count as corn free but I really want to try it and see if my toddler would enjoy it. (She loves olives and is dairy-free too).

This looks delish! I might try experimenting with it to make it totally grain free. And you're right, olives are their own, essential food group! If only I lived in a climate where I could grow my own.

Thanks for dropping by, Mars! I'd love to hear how this recipe turns out grain-free. Like you, I would love to try growing olives. I bought some fresh olives at a farmer's market while on vacation, wishing I could have them more often. Imagine the possibilities!

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